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These are lists of U.S. county name etymologies.Many U.S. states have counties named after U.S. presidents such as Washington, Madison, Polk, Jefferson, etc. Counties are also commonly named after famous individuals, local Native American tribes once in the area (Washoe County, Nevada), cities located within the county, and land or water features (Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, meaning "Fat Hill ...
Sixteen (possibly seventeen) of the twenty four Lincoln Counties in the United States are named for Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President; five other Lincoln counties are named for Benjamin Lincoln, a leading general in the American Revolutionary War and distant relative of Abraham. Lincoln County, Arkansas; Lincoln County, Colorado
County name State Name origin Abbeville County: South Carolina: The French town of Abbeville: Acadia Parish: Louisiana: The French colonial region of Acadia: Accomack County: Virginia: From accawmacke, a Native American word meaning across the water place, describing the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the Accawmack people who lived there.
County name State Name origin Gadsden County: Florida: James Gadsden (1788–1858), American diplomat and namesake of the Gadsden Purchase: Gage County: Nebraska: Reverend W.D. Gage, who served as the chaplain of the first territorial legislature Gaines County: Texas: James Gaines, merchant who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence City ...
County name (years established) State Name origin Modern counties Baine County (1866–1868) Alabama: David W. Baine, Confederate General [1] Etowah County: Baker County (1868–1874) Alfred Baker, founder of Clanton, Alabama [2] Chilton County: Benton County (1832–1858) Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. Senator from Missouri [3] Calhoun County ...
County name State Origin Yadkin County: North Carolina: Named for the Yadkin River which is derived from Yattken, or Yattkin, a Siouan. The meaning of the word is unknown but it may mean "big tree" or "place of big trees" in a Siouan language. Yakima County: Washington: Named after the Yakama people. Yakutat City and Borough: Alaska
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Pages in category "U.S. county name etymologies" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... List of U.S. counties named after presidents of the ...